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Specication of Letters` Patent.

Patented May 4, 1920.

Application led September k6, 1918. Serial No. 252,881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, KAnoKU YoNnMofro, citizen of the Empire of Japan, residing at Honolulu, in the county of Honolulu and Territory of Hawaii, have invented new and useful Improvements in Puzzles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to puzzles and the object is to providev a series of blocks, preferably lIES-in number, the edge' portions of certain of the blocks beingvcoloredto indicate the stripes of an American iiagnd the edge portions of others being colored for building up the star field, the blocks of the star field bein reversible andthestars on the reverse'si e being differently arranged so that a field of thirteen stars representlng the colonies, or the original thirteen States msg be presented.

further object is to provide on the face of certain of the blocks representing the stripes of the flag, portions of the pictures, maps, or other representations, whereby the latter may be built up to produce certain independent results-for instance,the Presidents flag may be built up by utllizlng the .colored face portions of certain of the blocks of the American flag, eight of the blocks being utilized for this purpose.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of elements hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the blocks assembled for showing the American iag,

Fig. 2 is a similar view, the blocks of the star ield being reversed and showing the stars of the colonial flag,

Fig. 3 shows the blocks separated into sets, the blocks of each set different in proportions from those of the other sets Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7 show the blocks of each set assembled, with the fiat faces exposed,

for forming separate designs,

Fig. 8 shows the reverse of one of the blocks.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a series of 48'blocks divided into minor sets of different sizes. The blocks for forming the star field of the American flag or the colonial flag comprise a set designated 10 and the edge portions of these blocks carry stars, the stars on corresponding edge portions being arranged as shown in Fig. 1, 1n order to illustrate the American Hag, and the stars on the opposite edges, being arranged as shown in ig. 2, in order to illustrate a star field for a colonial flag.

The next set of blocks is designated 12, and-the edge portions of these blocks, comprising certain of the rows, are colored, in order to indicate the red stripes, the blocks of the next row and of each alternate row being uncolored, to show the white or uncolored stripes, the remaining blocks forming the stripes of the Hag comprise sets 14 and 15.

The face portions of the blocks comprising set 10 include on one side thereof portions of a representation termed The flag and the eagle this set comprising 7 blocks.

One face portion of each of the blocks of set 12 shows a section of a picture entitled The Spirit of 76 21 blocks being used in this section.

Set 14 comprises 12 blocks, and one face portion of each block includes a section of the map of the United States, the complete map being built up by properly assembling the blocks,as in the case of the blocks of the previous sets.

The series of blocks designated 15, 8 yin number, each contains a representation of a portion of the Presidents flag and the complete Hag is built up in the manner above e indicate Y One of the blocks (Fig. 8), bears the representation of the Texas flag, and each of the 48 blocks carries on one side thereof the representation of the flag of one of the States of the Union.

blocks of each set are of a given size, but they differ in size from the blocks of the other sets.

What isolaimed is v 5 `1n a puzzle, a series of blocks comprising a plurality of sets. certain of the blocks bearing representations on three surfaces, the blocks of each set being differently proportioned but of uniform thickness and the 10 blocks of all of the sets with their edge pormengsel tions exposed toview presenting a design, Y the respective sets of blocks similarly proportioned bearing on their Hat faces the representation of a portion of a distinctive de? slgn KAROKU YONEMOTO. 

